American Colonies Review

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  1. 2. Group of colonies that included New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
  2. 3. Colonies like Rhode Island and Pennsylvania promised toleration to all practicing religions
  3. 5. Man most responsible for the writing of the Mayflower Compact, elected to be the governor of Plymouth 30 times
  4. 8. Group of colonies that included Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia
  5. 9. Known as the "Duke of York" before taking the throne in England, gave a huge land grant that created many of the Middle Colonies
  6. 12. Someone entrusted to run a business, like James Oglethorpe in Georgia
  7. 16. Area of protection between two places, like the colony of Georgia
  8. 17. Known as Chief Metacom, he launched a war against English settler to reclaim land
  9. 18. Dutch governor New Amsterdam known as "Father Wooden Leg," surrendered the town to the British without firing a single shot
  10. 21. Law passed by Lord Baltimore, protecting all Christians from harm
  11. 23. Christian group, known as the Society of Friends, that settled in Pennsylvania
  12. 24. These two colonies faced constant attacks by the Natives and Spanish for their tobacco success
  13. 25. Primary crop grown in the Southern colonies
  14. 27. Took over the colony of Maryland after his father's passing
  15. 28. Group of colonies that included Rhode Island, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, and New Hampshire
  16. 29. Colony run by someone other than the king or queen
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  1. 1. Expelled from Massachusetts Bay for arguing against John Winthrop, founded the town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island
  2. 4. Founder of the settlement at Providence that later combined with Portsmouth and Newport to create Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
  3. 6. Governor of Massachusetts Bay who called Boston a "city upon a hill"
  4. 7. Prosperous trade in Europe that the Dutch utilized with the help of the Native Americans
  5. 10. First constitution in the American colonies, established the government of Connecticut
  6. 11. Original founder of the colony of Maryland, sought to create a haven for Catholics
  7. 13. Overly exaggerated event that saw the deaths of 20 "witches," undoing the supposedly perfect society of Massachusetts Bay
  8. 14. Founder of the colony of Pennsylvania, meaning "Penn's Woods"
  9. 15. People from the Netherlands who founded a settlement at New Amsterdam
  10. 19. Founder of the colony of Connecticut, looking for farmland outside Massachusetts Bay
  11. 20. The colony of Georgia was run very __________, banning alcohol, gambling, and slaves
  12. 22. King of England who claimed the land south of Virginia and Maryland where squatters had previously lived
  13. 26. Group of Protestants who wanted to "purify" the Church of England, also known as "Pilgrims"